River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-06

*EAcusc me, out ne j. TOO OH Tor
me-
You are an ungratcful. disobedient
No. indeed. I'm net. papa.
shall not wed with any one against
your will-not even Frank. So. don't
scold. you dear old bear. just consid-
er-Mrs. Livingston, she gives treat
IA grand party-neXt month, and
have to 20. And declare | haven't a
dress that | haven't worn a half-dozen
times-almoSt.
That means YOU want check.
How much is it now?"
20! I'll be economical, papa. Two
hundred and fifty will do"
"Two-hundrcd-and-iifty. That's
economy, is it? Well, you shall have
the money. I'll send Moore with it.
No, ! won't He must keep away.
You shall have the money but not
Moore. When he can settle a hundred
thousand on you III give my consent,
and not before; and | mean to tell him
so. I'll have a serious talk with that
young man..
You are not angry with him. papa,
because he has fallen in love with me?'
mo, that shows good taste; but he
must have that hundred thousand.
Il think, papa. would like that
hundred thousand dollars and Moore,
she added archly.
"Fiphr' said her father explosively.
and went out to the office When
Moore came in with glowing account
of large sale of honia he cut him
short.
..Flyer mind that, he said; Il have
something to say to YOU.
And he said it in way SO decided
that Frank trembled in his boots. Then
he wound up with:
You're very useful here. and don't
care to lose YOU. III put % per cent on
your salary; but | won't have you turn
ing Milly's head. She has promised
not to have YOU unless | consent. and /
have told her that | never will consent
until YOU are able to settle a hundred
thousand dollars on her. And I'll keep
my word. That all there is about it.
III drop the subject and do you drop
her
Poor Frank went out with different
spirits than he had when he came in.
\ hundred thousand dollars
Van Stopel called that evening, and
to his great delight found not only that
Millicent was at home but was disposed
to be gracious. In general she avoided
him on some preteXt or was freezingly
/ polite, but now she was pleasant and
/ chatty. They were alone together. the
/ father having gone to what he termed
the library" but which was in fact,
\ his smoking-room; for, having quite
mastered the article ''soap" in the en-
| cyclopedia, lie never troubled the dust
covered books. After the weather and
such customary topics had been dis
cussed Millicent suddenly broke ont
with
80, Mr.. Van Stopel, was reading
about stocks in the paper today. Do
explain to me what they do in Wall
street, and how they make and lose so
much money. | do not understand it
at ALL !"
Here was a subject on which Van
Stopel could not only talk but talk
well And he did. He explained all
about puts and calls, nd options and
margins, BUYERS ten DAYS and sellers
five 50 clearly that his fair interlocutor
did not understand it. But she did not
say so.
Il should like to speculate myself.
| have $3.50 and | should like 20
double it Just for the fun of the thing.
Miss Duke, You are very fortunate,
for just now there is the greate~t-that
is, | think | know of a stock thu: will
sueelv q mean probably rise to
high-a better figure shortly: and if
YOU intrust your little venture to me l
promise that you shall much more than
double it.
20. thank YOU, You are so kind
But then You know that want to deal
with a broker myself. That would be
charming. If YOU could tell me how
to manage that. Could YOU, now?'
And she beamed on him a bewitching
smile that fairly subiugated the great
'.bull'' and tipped his horns with rapt-
ure. He smiled III return, hesitated-
and the man who hesitates surrender>.
There are several stocks that are
/ down. he said, THAT may 90 up, |
I should recommend the b., ). Il w,
..B., 5, Il W. 2'
.Yes-the Bariield. St Barnaby &
Waukeeshaw Railroad, 1t is standing
now at 9.
How am | TO 90 about it. please?''
| lie told her.
Dear me, | shall never remember
| all that. Please to write it all down
for me, will you?'
Van Stopel, still under the faScina-
ton, took out his pencil and wrote,
while MiIlicent sat by. expectant. She
was at his shoulder. her breath famed
his temples, and he could scarcely write
| legibly. but he perseyered.
o. thank YOU so much
Now" said he, Il have shown YOU
| two ways. You can either buy at ten
days or you can buy outright. | should
recommend the latter. You see your
margin will be 10 per cent on the par
value, which is 100, and not on the
selling price, which is 9. Now. If you
buy at ten days. you can only get, say.
about twenty-five shares, for you must
keep some back to fill up your margin
in ease it fails,
Fill up my margin.
'Ye; have explained that on ex-
planned that on the paper. Boz if yon
buy outright you will get twenty-seven
shares, for YOU will have no margin
to fill, and yours profits will be more
If you were to put $4,000 or more
into the transaction it would different.
Then responsible broker, able to car
nv the amount, either by his own
means or through credit, would treat
the stock, which has kept unifoI III price
so long. as favorably rs he would a
dividend-paying stock, and give you
a contract at ;, and possibly at ) per
cent. With your small amount buy
the stock outright I'll recommend
YOU to a responsible broker; but he is
one | never do business with-a good
and responsible man, though, But
you must promise that you won't tell
him or any one else that sent YOU.
Il promise that | won't breathe it
not even to father.
Millicent played the piano for him
she played falrly-and sang for him;
she sang well. Van Stopel was in the
seventh heaven, and was on the verge
of proposition right then and there.
but he lacked courage. He left. how